multiplying


mul·ti·ply 1

M0478600 (mŭl′tə-plī′)v. mul·ti·plied, mul·ti·ply·ing, mul·ti·plies v.tr.1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of. See Synonyms at increase.2. Mathematics To perform multiplication on.v.intr.1. To grow in amount, number, or degree: Shops multiplied along the main street.2. To increase in number by reproducing: "The people increased both in the dales and the plains, and their horses multiplied" (J.R.R. Tolkien).3. Mathematics To perform multiplication.
[Middle English multiplien, from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicāre, from multiplex, multiplex; see multiplex.]

mul·ti·ply 2

M0478650 (mŭl′tə-plē′)adv. In many or multiple ways.

multiplying

(ˈmʌltɪplaɪɪŋ) adjbecoming more numerous; increasing

Multiplying

 of husbands—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.